Cho Oyu | 1992 W Ridge-W Face from N

A Sweden expedition to Cho Oyu in 1992 via W Ridge-W Face from N, led by Goran Kropp. Summit reached on 7th May 1992. 5 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 1080
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID CHOY92101
Peak ID CHOY
Year 1992
Season 1
Host Country 2
Route 1 W Ridge-W Face from N
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Sweden
Leaders Goran Kropp
Sponsor Swedish Cho Oyu Expedition 1992
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 99th w/Bel
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries UK
Approach -
Basecamp Date 1992-04-08
Summit Date 1992-05-07
Summit Time -
Summit Days 29
Total Days 37
Termination Date 1992-05-15
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8188
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 4
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 5
Summit Members 1
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 2
Summit Hired 0
Hired Deaths 0
No Hired False
O2 Used True
O2 None False
O2 Climb False
O2 Descent False
O2 Sleep False
O2 Medical True
O2 Taken False
O2 Unknown False
Other Summits -
Campsites BC(08/04),ABC(16/04,5800m),C1(20/04,6000m),C2(23/04,6450m),C3(01/05,6850m),C4(06/05,7400m),Smt(07/05)
Route Notes BC at road C2 as C1 moved here C3 called C2. 7th May all members except Nygren from C4 at 9:30 am Chinese time with Belgians. Yangrot to 7500m; Hillberg rested in C4 while Kropp stayed with him and cooked for him. Hillberg went to 1st summit on 9th only because bad weather and did not see there was a higher summit.
Accidents Rapp altitude sickness
Achievement -
Agency Peak Promotion
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2454432
Year 1992
Summit Success True
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) w ridge-w face from n

Members

5 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Ola Hillberg M 1957 Sweden Climber Gamlestaosvagen, Sweden Manager of own company climbing shop Details Other expeditions
Goran Kropp M 1966 Sweden Leader Stockholm, Sweden Officer in Army Details Other expeditions
Anders Nygren M - Sweden Climber Goteborg, Sweden Data engineer Details Other expeditions
Philipp Rapp M - UK Climber Hong Kong Attorney Details Other expeditions
Suante Yangrot M - Sweden Climber Karlsborg, Sweden Military officer (2nd Lieutenant) Details Other expeditions

References

4 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
CHOY92101 AAJ Hawley, Elizabeth - - 67:224 (1993) -
CHOY92101 AAJ Hawley, Elizabeth - - 67:288 (1993) -
CHOY92101 - - http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199322401/Asia-Nepal-Cho-Oyu-from-the-South-in-the-Pre-Monsoon-Season - - -
CHOY92101 - - http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199328802/Asia-Tibet-Cho-Oyu-Ascents-from-the-North-and-Tragedy-in-the-Pre-Monsoon-Season - - -